DeVonte Dedmon for MOP; Ottawa Redblacks announce team award winners and CFL award nominees

In what has been a very tough 2021 CFL season, a year where the Redblacks, going into the final game of the season have won just two games, there are still a lot of positives, and today, Wednesday November 17th, Redblacks fans were reminded of some of those positives. The team, and the CFL announcedContinue reading “DeVonte Dedmon for MOP; Ottawa Redblacks announce team award winners and CFL award nominees”

Ottawa Redblacks add linebacker Avery Williams to list of players returning for 2022 CFL season

To begin the month of November, on November 2nd and throughout the first week of the month the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks made a splash. They announced the re-signing of electric kickoff returner and slot back DeVonte Dedmon, which was then followed by the contract extensions of punter Richie Leone and placekicker Lewis Ward that week.Continue reading “Ottawa Redblacks add linebacker Avery Williams to list of players returning for 2022 CFL season”

2021 NCAA season nearing end; a look in at Canadians making plays south of the border

For most NCAA programs there are just one or two games remaining on their 2021 schedule. The majority of teams that were bound to play in bowl games for both December and January have already secured their spot in one, NFL eligible players have helped or hurt their draft stock over the last 11 weeksContinue reading “2021 NCAA season nearing end; a look in at Canadians making plays south of the border”

Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Canadians Justin Howell, Brendan Gillanders and Nigel Romick

A couple of weeks ago the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks parted ways with long time general manager Marcel Desjardins. They then proceeded to extend the contracts of kickoff return specialist DeVonte Dedmon, punter Richie Leone and placekicker Lewis Ward to kick start their 2021/2022 CFL off-season. After staying silent over the recent weeks, the Redblacks frontContinue reading “Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Canadians Justin Howell, Brendan Gillanders and Nigel Romick”

Mr. Tuesday Night, Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Caleb Evans appears on JZ Media’s “Talking Phresh”

Photos from REDBLACKS and CFL twitter On Tuesday September 28th, 2021 the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks hosted the Edmonton Elks in a week 9 matchup at TD Place in Ottawa. The Redblacks went into the game as major underdogs, having lost both Matt Nichols and Dominique Davis the previous week to injuries there were questions concerningContinue reading “Mr. Tuesday Night, Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Caleb Evans appears on JZ Media’s “Talking Phresh””

Ottawa’s Very Own Jesse Luketa accepts invitation to play in 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl

Jesse Luketa, who grew up in Ottawa, found himself spending the majority of his childhood at the Heatherinton Community Centre and attended St. Patricks High School off of Alta Vista Drive in Ottawa has officially accepted his invitation to play in the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl. Luketa played football in Ottawa with the South OttawaContinue reading “Ottawa’s Very Own Jesse Luketa accepts invitation to play in 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl”

Guyana-born, Ottawa-raised receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr provides big plays for Toronto Argonauts, clinching first place in the east

The 2021 calendar year has been a big one for the Canadian Football League. After missing out on a season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the CFL returned to play on August 5th for the first time since the 2019 Grey Cup in November of 2019 and it has been a year fullContinue reading “Guyana-born, Ottawa-raised receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr provides big plays for Toronto Argonauts, clinching first place in the east”

Ottawa Redblacks linebacker Micah Awe announces virtual event with his app, PurpleShift for Sunday November 14th

On the football field, Ottawa Redblacks linebacker Micah Awe has made 71 tackles, 2 sacks and forced a fumble in 13 games played over the 2021 CFL season. With just one game remaining on his schedule, he sits at 4th for the CFL tackle leaderboard, and is expected to remain in the top 5 forContinue reading “Ottawa Redblacks linebacker Micah Awe announces virtual event with his app, PurpleShift for Sunday November 14th”

Episode 2 of “Talking Phresh” a JZ Media barber shop talk podcast out now featuring Redblacks’ DeVonte Dedmon

At TD Place on Saturday, the Ottawa Redblacks faced off against the Toronto Argonauts for their final home game of the 2021 CFL season. Unfortunately the Redblacks were not able to give their fans a win to cheer for, having lost 23-20 but what Redblacks fans did cheer about on Saturday was a 100 yard,Continue reading “Episode 2 of “Talking Phresh” a JZ Media barber shop talk podcast out now featuring Redblacks’ DeVonte Dedmon”

Bruce Thompson, Dreamathon release “Free Odell” t-shirts in link with Cleveland Browns hold out

After the 2021 NFL trade deadline passed on Tuesday, November 2nd at 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, a falling out between pro bowl receiver Odell Beckham Jr and the Cleveland Browns began. The 28 year old wide out has played in 6 of the Browns’ 8 games this NFL season, catching 17 passes for 232Continue reading “Bruce Thompson, Dreamathon release “Free Odell” t-shirts in link with Cleveland Browns hold out”